Grimsby Groups 3

Later version of Drew and the Concords

Steve Johnson (drums), Dave Amos (bass}, Drew Fielding (vocals) Noel Gale (rhythm), John Gale (lead)

Drew and the Concords 1960's

Tony Legg, Noel Gale, Drew Fielding, Steve Johnson, Dave Amos, John Gale

The Coffeepot Perculators

Russ is Russ Hasthorpe and Thomo the vocalist was also the vocalist with 'The James Thompson Brotherhood of Soul'.

Brinkhill Blues, John Hardy (Cleethorpes) guitar, sound engineer; David 'Fatdog' Harrison, of the original Brinkhill band:guitar, vocals; Ricky Kaye (Skegness): vocals, rhythm guitar; John Trevitt (Cleethorpes) drums; Chris Belton (Yarburgh, Louth) bass.

Eddie Levine and the Escorts playing on the infamous revolving stage at the Mecca Ballroom in 1963.

Group members are (left to right) Mars on bass, lead singer Ed, Memphis on lead guitar, Seagull on drums and Migs on 2nd lead.

Mars Cowling is playing a bass guitar made by Tony Farrow.

Ed Egholm joined the Escorts in 1961 after hearing them practicing at St.Clumbus Youth Club in Pasture Street. Geoff (seagull) Knight, Menphis and Migs were all school mates, all about 15 years old, Ed was a couple of years older and working as an apprentice as a radio engineer, Pete Cowling was an apprentice at Dixon's Paper Mill. They signed up the Don Carrol Agency who found them lots of work. They played most of the local venues, Cafe Dansent, Winter Gardens and local WMC's.

Ed Egholm later got the group, a residency spot at The Greenlands Country Club, were they played on Saturday night for quite a few months. Migs would later leave the band and they changed their name to The Syndicate (1961/63). The guys had a bright yellow Ford Thames van which Memphis very professionally painted the bands name on the sides. The lineup was Geoff Knight on drums, Ed Egholm on vocals, Mars Cowling on bass and Memphis on lead guitar. Pete (Mars) Cowling got his nickname from Mick Mills (vocalist with the nitehawks), he said to Pete," Pete, everytime i see you, you are eating a F***ing Mars Bar, from now on i'm going to call you Mars", the name has stuck with Pete ever since.

The Syndicate later reformed 1962/63 with Mars Cowling on bass , Frank Singleton on lead, Geoff Knight on drums, Steve Mills on vocals, Mars being the only surviving member of the original band the Syndicate.

Ed Egholm was one of the resident vocalists at the Winter Gardens with the Jack Lawton Band between 1966 til 1969. Jack Lawton and his wife Shirley King held the Melody night on a wednesday, and the saturday Continental at the Winter Gardens, they also did all the private functions like the May Ball, the Hunt Ball etc. The Colin Chamley Band took over from Jack Lawton at the Winter Gardens about 1969.

Dad's Army 1969/1971. The band featured Jeff Mackrell on lead guitar, Dave Ward on bass, Les Allen on drums, and Ed Egholm on vocals. The band played to packed venues everywhere and were very popular, performing 3 and 4 part harmony numbers. Along with the Illusions, Dad's Army were two of the most popular bands of their time, they were renowned for their fantastic sound, performing numbers by 'Blood Sweat and Tears', Free, Led Zepplin etc. Noel Gale would later take over on vocals when Ed Egholm left the band.

Still Crazy 1987, Paul McGraa formed a bigband with trumpets, saxophones, trumbones, keyboards, drums, bass player, guitars etc, and Ed Egholm on vocals. Among the band members were Richard Pardy, Paul Ellis, Nick Scarrecci,Gordon Smith,Dave Ward plus several other musicans. Paul Ellis wrote the scores for the complete band, many of the band members went on to become noted national musicans. They played at the Spanish Steps in Cleethorpes and the Warehouse in Victoria Street Grimsby.

Pink Effulent was a short lived band in the mid 60's, lasting approx. 9 months, the band featured Brian Hockley, Dave Ward, Ed Egholm and Les Allen.

Dave Gardiner and Ed Egholm formed a duo act called Gemini Duo, which were on the go from 1972 til 1974. They played in clubs and pubs all over the north of England. They performed cover version of the popular songs of the day, and even doing a tap dancing routine which Ed wife had taught them to perform. After the duo split, Dave went on to perform as Daniel Defoe, a well known club act who performs all over Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

The Statesiders 1964, the band consisted of Gordon Smith on lead, Ed Egholm on vocals, Pete Cowling on bass, Howie Gee on drums and Beryl ??? female vocalist. The band was formed with the idea to tour the US Airfoce bases in Germany and Europe. Mars Cowling chucked in his apprenticeship training to join the band. They played their first gig at Foret France at a US Base. Howie Gee left the band after about a month, which left the group without a drummer, Luckily they found a pair of guys from Liverpool who had been part of the backing band for a Liverpool act called 'The Chants', who later became known as 'The Real Thing'. John (Pot) Benson took over on drums and Robbie ??? joined as a guitarist. They changed their name to The Myth and continued touring France and Germany for a further 9 months. Where as most of the british bands played cover version of the popular songs of the day, The Myth played soul and rock n roll music, with a four part harmony on many numbers, this appealed more to the Americans. After returning to Britian the group disbanded, the would later reform minus Gordon and Beryl, and went out as a fourpiece under the name of J C and the Joint in 1966. John (pot) Benson sadly died a couple of years ago.

Brooke Ford and the Victors

The band featured Sonny Ives, Dave Hutchinson on guitar and Bill Allenby on drums.

The Rumble band 1968, left to right Moss Wyatt, trumpet; Dale Stilling, Trumpet; Pete Whitehead, Trombone; Barry Dinnage, drums; Sonny Blanchard, tenor sax; Mick Mills, vocals; Phil Wyatt, Barotone sax; behind phil is Steve Curry, bass; Steve Mills, vocals; Rod Letter, Hammond organ; Frank Singleton, guitar.

Other notable musicans who played in numerous bands included Dixie (Paul Dean) drummer, Bo Ward bass player, who taught Steve Curry, the bass player in the early Rumble Band. Alan Dumbleton guitarist (with a Guild guitar), Frank Singleton guitarist with Group-96 and Char;ie Stenger R/B vocalist with The Rumble Band.

Graham Jarvis.... Drummer

Graham Jarvis came from the Cleethorpes area and showed a remarkable ability in drumming at an early age. He went to Mathew Humberstone Boys Grammar School on Clee Road around 1959 to 1964 ish. He was taught music by "Bugsty Walker" and played the school drum kit. He was acknowledged as one of the area's premier drummers at age 14.

One early report of his drumming is at Clee Boys Grammar School during the day/night of the prize giving ball around 1963-4. Line up was...Clive Winters bass player( Colin Chamley Band 70's); Charlie Stenger vocals; Graham Jarvis drums(Cliff Richard band); Dave Williams piano; and Alan Dumbleton guitar. They played 'Roll over Beetoven', 'Great Balls of Fire', until stopped by the Headmaster, (obviously a teacher who didn'tunderstand the intricacies of a Chuck Berry 12 bar blues number). Also later the same day and same venue; Jeff Mackrill guitar, Graham Jarvis drums; and prob Chris Mackrill bass, played Apache and other Shadows number,s and were not stopped this time.

He played with the Mackrill brothers for a while doing Shadows type music when he left school. He then teamed up with a guy who lived down Barkhouse Lane in Cleethorpes who was a excellent bass player, and had a Burns Bison; he also had a connection to Cliff Richard and the Shadows as well as being friendly of Cliff's musical director, who lived on Church Avenue in Humberston, and who knocked around with Rod Temperton and Tony McPhee in the Jazz Club days at Dial Sq.

He moved south in the late 60's/early 70's. and played in Stretham for a while. Also worked with 'The Johnny Howard Band'. In the early 70's he played in 'Deep Feeling'.... the resident band at The Green Man in Leytonstone. They released several singles incl. 'Sweat, Dust and Red Wine' for which Graham had a writing credit. The band appeared on Top Of The Pops and did broadcasts for Radio 1, and in 1971 they released the album 'Deep Feeling'. The group disbanded and Graham went on tour with Leo Sayer.

He joined Brian Bennett's band in 1976 backing Cliff Richard; toured with him 1976 - 1985 incl. the 'Dressed For The Appearance' concert with The London Philharmonic Orchestra.

He also played for 'The Everly Brothers' at 'The Reunion Concert' at The Royal Albert Hall. He did multiple album work and appeared with various other top liners incl. Leo Sayer; Judy Tzuke; Camel; Lulu; Freddie Mercury; John Miles; Tina Turner; Graham Haskell; Sally Oldfield; Dennis Waterman; Marc Bolan and T Rex; Stephen Bishop; BA Robertson; London Symphony Orchestra; Dana; Blonde an Blonde; Garth Hewitt; Claudia Barry; Zed; Barbara Pennington; Delegation; Camillo Sesto. Live work also with Elkie Brooks and David Essex incl. The London Palladium. He played with Hank Marvin on 'Don't Talk', and worked on and played on the original score of the TV series 'Auf Wiedershen Pet'.

He sadly died in 1985 aged just 35

Troy Allison and the Avengers 1960 at Alexander club grimsby, on lead guitar was Terry Mac from Cleethorpes, rhythm John Beasley from Grimsby

Dave Swinburne on Bass (brother of Alge Swinburne from the Gyros), Peter Nelson drums (cousin of Sunny Lee, from the 'Gyros') Laurie Lear was the singer not in the picture

The Avengers played at the old Alex club in Victor street and the youth club in west marsh national dock labour club and at the oswald club Scunthorpe.

They where mentored by Pat volley and the gyros' and Sunny lee. the lead guitar was Terry Mac from Cleethorpes rhythm John Beasley Grimsby

Dave Swinburne on Base brother of Alge Swinburne from the Gyros, Peter Nelson drums cousin of Sunny Lee, from the Gyros' Laurie Lear was the singer not in the pictures, these pictures are taken in the old Alex club in victor street Grimsby 1961.

Another group of the same time was Toni and the Page boys spelled Paige, Mabs was the female singer of that group,wife of Tony Paige. Jake Maidens was lead guitarist who was sadly killed in a motor bike accident 1961. The group played at the Alex and gasworks club in Grimsby, the Night Hawks also played at the Alex club and the Lumpers club,